2nd January 2007, 02:21 PM
Posted by Troll:
The IFA statement says that "Archaeologists adhering to the by-laws of the Institute" will be good boys and girls.
It does not guarantee that all RAOs will always adhere to the by-laws, just that they have demonstrated a commitment to "meeting IFA standards with regard to quality of archaeological work, employment practices, contributions to community benefits and development of the archaeological profession".
Any registration scheme - no matter how strict - can only be based on the evidence available at the time of the validation; neither the IFA nor anyone else can predict future misdeeds and refuse registration because of something the company has not done yet.
The rules of the RAO scheme do allow a company that has been de-registered to re-apply after a period of time, and if they meet the standard at the time of re-application they can be re-registered. That does not mean that de-registration is a meaningless sanction; if Registered status does mean that a unit gets more business, the affected company will have lost a lot of money before they regain their RAO status, while the management will have had their reputations dragged through the mud.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Quote:quote:If the IFA provides an organisation with the RAO status and said organisation takes the urine...should we not be advising clients to take the IFA to court?No, because the organisation that 'takes the urine' is responsible for their own misdeeds; the client should take them to court.
The IFA statement says that "Archaeologists adhering to the by-laws of the Institute" will be good boys and girls.
It does not guarantee that all RAOs will always adhere to the by-laws, just that they have demonstrated a commitment to "meeting IFA standards with regard to quality of archaeological work, employment practices, contributions to community benefits and development of the archaeological profession".
Any registration scheme - no matter how strict - can only be based on the evidence available at the time of the validation; neither the IFA nor anyone else can predict future misdeeds and refuse registration because of something the company has not done yet.
The rules of the RAO scheme do allow a company that has been de-registered to re-apply after a period of time, and if they meet the standard at the time of re-application they can be re-registered. That does not mean that de-registration is a meaningless sanction; if Registered status does mean that a unit gets more business, the affected company will have lost a lot of money before they regain their RAO status, while the management will have had their reputations dragged through the mud.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished